The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-12-29
THE FANATIC.
Him 20 be . Nufaanee-Mas ChaEges
Against she DRUGGISTS Dismissed.


Judge Rarlngten virsusIIy Adtudges
Him 20 be . Nufaanee-Aas ChaREes
Against she DrugGasss Dismissed.
Last Friday hearing was had be-
fore Judge harrington Of charges pre-
ferred against Messrs. Burk and Hahn
er for refusing to show their liquor rec
ord books to the person who runs the
Fanatic.
According to the testimony heard in
the case, Mr. Hainer claims that the
Fanatic man had made himself a nui-
sance by calling at unreasonable hours
to see the books, and that on the occa-
sion referred to he had come and de-
sired to see the books in the morning
before they had been taken from the
safe. He was told to wait or come
again, as the store was full of custom
ers, and Mr.. Hainer did not care to
neglect his customers just to comply
with the capriees of one who could
transact his business at a more reason
able hour.
The refusal at Mr.. Burke's store was
based on the fact that the Fanatic man
had lied in previous reports of sales
made at this store, and the clerk, Mr..
w. E. Newson, told him he did not
care to show the books to him unless
he would agree to tell the truth.
In a conversation, Mr.. Newsom
told representative of this paper
that the Fanatic man had come to the
drug store and charged that he had
seen man drunk on the street whose
name appeared as among those who had
purchased liquor of him. Mr.. NeWsom
asked for the name of the party alluded
to, at the same time voluntarily pledg-
ing himself never to allow him to pur-
chase another drop for any purpose.
But the Fanatic merely answered:
well, that's your business to find out
his name" Mr.. Newson then charged
Mr.. Fanatic with being simply desir-
GUS of creating disturbance, claiming
that were he really working in the in
terests OF temperance he would reveal
the name of the drunken man referred
to.
After hearing the testimony in the
cases, Judge harrington dismissed the
charges as trifling, at the same time
cautioning the Fanatic that the Law
was not intended to be used in a ma
licious manner, nor to allow persons te
make nuisances of themselves. He also
cautioned the druggists that the Law
was very explicit, and that they were
expected to keep their books open fol
the inspection of any one who wished
to see them, at all reasonable hours, al
the same time giving them to under
stand that his construction of the Law
did not require them to treat the Fa
matte with any more courtesy than they
would extend to any drummer or trav
cling man, who would be expected tt
wait until customers were attended tt
before being attended to himself.
That the Fanatic has printed lies il
its reports can be verified by an attach
of this Office whose name has appeared
in the list published in the Fanatic
but whose name has never appeared OF
/, the books of any Druggist as a pur
chaser. That the publishing of thi
name was done maliciously is but
/ natural conclusion, when it is remem
bered that THE NEWS has made it
r business to show up this fraud in hi
| true colors, as an unmitigated nuisanc
who was forced to migrate from hi
previous place of residence because Q
] his meddlesomeness.